Mental Health Program Specialist 2 (Six Positions), Central Office;

Minimum Qualifications Non-Competitive Minimum Qualifications Under the NY HELPS Program :

A bachelor's degree in child and family studies, counseling and community psychology, creative arts therapy, criminal justice, health administration, hospital administration, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, nursing, psychoanalysis, psychology, public administration, public health, public policy, recreation therapy, rehabilitation counseling, social work, sociology, or special education AND three years of professional clinical or administrative experience in a federal or state operated, licensed, certified, or funded mental health program.

A master's degree in child and family studies, counseling and community psychology, creative arts therapy, criminal justice, health administration, hospital administration, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, nursing, psychoanalysis, psychology, public administration, public health, public policy, recreation therapy, rehabilitation counseling, social work, sociology, or special education can substitute for one year of specialized experience.

Duties Description The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recruiting to fill six Mental Health Program Specialist 2, Grade 23, positions in the Division of Integrated Community Services for Children and Families.

The Division directs, supports, and oversees all community based mental health services funded, designated and / or licensed by OMH that serve children and their families, to ensure they are providing quality, strengths-based, trauma-informed, family-driven, youth-guided, and culturally and linguistically informed.

Under the direction of a Mental Health Program Specialist 3, the incumbents will perform a full range of program activities associated with the oversight and management of community-based treatment and support services serving children and their families within the Division of Integrated Community Services for Children and Families.

This includes the various levels of service across the continuum of care, including inpatient, residential, crisis, outpatient and support services.

Specific duties to be performed may include, but are not limited to, the following :

• Provide direction and oversight for assigned community based services and programs, including contract management of any related funded trainings or activities
• Support the engagement and inclusion if family and youth voice into the development of programs and support services serving children and their families.
• Provide overall project support for OMH licensed, designated and funded children’s community based services in accordance with State regulations and guidance.
• Provide technical assistance and support to licensed, designated and funded providers statewide, as well as Field Office staff, regarding program policies and guidance.
• Review and monitor all required reports, including : data collection, incident reports, expenditure reports, site visit summaries and corrective action plans;

to identify statewide programmatic trends.

• Prepare reports based on program findings and reviews, in addition to updating and maintaining all policy guidance documents.
• Work in collaboration with field office staff on the monitoring and oversight of community-based programs to assure adherence to regulations and program model requirements
• Work with providers and other stakeholders, as well as coordinate efforts with other OMH divisions and relevant State agencies, to address issues related to targeted program areas
• Provide technical assistance and support to providers based on identified needs and trends, along with connecting providers to available training opportunities to address.
30+ days ago